Investing in...
Your social mission.
What makes you different.
Growing your organisation.
What makes you different.
Growing your organisation.
Our impact
Last year alone, the organisations Growth Impact Fund supports reached 65,000 people facing inequities in the UK, including:
- People accessing higher and further education whilst in prison
- 136
- People supported into quality jobs
- 91
- People supported to access financial assistance
- 41,000
- Schools guided to improve their Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
- 29
We provide investment for organisations that are
Committed to improving their team's diversity
Looking to grow their trading income
Tackling inequity in the UK
We offer between £50,000 and £1,500,000 of investment. There are four flexible investment types aimed to meet your needs
Equity
Shares in your organisation
£50,000 to £500,000
Revenue Share
Repayments based on your organisation's revenue performance
200,000 to £750,000
Patient Debt
Regular repayments set at an agreed interest rate over several years
£500,000 to £1,500,000
Earlier stage Equity and Revenue Share
Reserved for ventures located outside London and the Southeast
£50,000 to £150,000
Our approach
We're here to make investment better. We don't discriminate based on who you are or where you come from. We'll be open and honest with you from the beginning, and we'll do our best to adapt to your needs every step of the way. That's our commitment to you.
Support preparing for investment
Grant funding so you can access guidance and support services in preparation for investment or to cover your personal expenses through the process e.g. childcare.
A dedicated portfolio manager to support you through each step of the process.
Investment templates and resources to guide you and give you transparency across the due diligence process.
Support to activate investment
1 to 1 support from a portfolio manager to help you achieve your growth ambitions.
Access to our professional network, alumni, and opportunities for additional funding to continue your growth.
Access to pro bono legal support, corporate coaching and mentorship.
Additional grant support (if needed) for growth activities outside the scope of the investment
We've invested in
Neuropool
£300,000 / Equity
Apr 2023
DWRM
£150,000 / Revenue Share
Jun 2023
Harry Specters
£259,481.59 / Revenue Share
Sep 2023
Lightning Reach
£250,000 / Revenue Share
Sep 2023
Inclusion Labs
£200,000 / Equity
Dec 2023
Generation Success
£150,000 / Revenue Share
Dec 2023
Genius Within
£500,000 / Patient Debt
Feb 2024
Living in Fitness
£55,000 / Revenue Share
Apr 2024
Patchwork Hub
£250,000 / Equity
Jul 2024
Ultra Education
£300,000 / Revenue Share
Jul 2024
Kalda
£300,000 / Equity
Jul 2024
Want to learn more about social investment?
Frequently asked questions
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The Fund hopes to tackle the structural barriers to social investment, as highlighted by the Adebowale Commission, which found that despite £600m of public investment since 2010, the social investment market remained unchanged. In the first 5 years, we hope that:
- 120 Social Purpose Organisations can access support and we hope to make 50-60 investments. We anticipate this averaging out to between 10 - 15 investments a year (depending on size).
- 480,000 people per year can benefit from the Social Purpose Organisations that we support
- Social Investment market changes as a result, and we will be sharing our learnings from the fund publicly through our blog and wider publications to support this.
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The fund is backed by major partners:
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The Growth Impact Fund is designed to be evergreen, meaning it aims to be self-sustaining and ongoing, with no defined end date.
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The Growth Impact Fund was designed to do things differently. We support social purpose organisations by offering both financial and practical business assistance. We offer investment between £50k- £1.5 million in a flexible way which can take the form of:
- EquityWe invest in your business in exchange for a share of ownership in the company. This could be right for you if you're looking for exponential growth and a long-term partner. Equity Range: Between £50k and £500k.
- Revenue shareWe invest in your business and get repaid based on a percentage of your revenue that gets paid back to us. We also offer flexible financing for those with CLG structures and where debt isn't suitable or organisations that may struggle to seek a traditional ‘exit’. Revenue Share Range: Between £50k and £750k.
- Patient debtLong-term loan with the expectation of repayment with interest. We invest in your business and get repaid based on a fixed repayment. Debt Range: £500k up; targeting £750k.
We offer organisations different funding types so they can find what is suitable for their business, which might not be traditional debt. If you are looking for something specific, for example a Sharia compliant investment, then please talk to your Investment Manager so we can help guide you through the options.
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Anyone is interested in applying for investment or pre-investment grant support should complete the form on the Growth Impact Fund website.
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We also acknowledge some Social purpose organisations are looking for additional funding and development support before looking to raise finance. As a result, we also offer:
- Up to £15,000 of grant funding to cover additional support and personal expenses.
- The grants can be used for business costs e.g., consultancy costs, marketing costs, social impact support costs, IT systems etc.
- Personal costs could include a salary for the entrepreneur or a team member, care costs, travel, translation costs etc.
- Everyone we work with also has access to our social investment templates and resources to help guide them and provide transparency across the process.
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We use the term 'racialised communities' as opposed to BAME (Black Asian and Minority Ethnic). We think that BAME ignores the full spectrum of ethnicities and cultural identities, implying that everyone that falls within this term is the same. 'Racialised' doesn't define the community or the identity, but rather the phenomenon that has happened to them.
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